# CVE-2025-40549: A Path Restriction Bypass vulnerability exists in Serv-U that when abused, could give a malicious actor with access to…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-40549-a-path-restriction-bypass-vulnerability-exists-in-serv-u-that  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-11-18  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-40549 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.1 · Published 2025-11-18

A Path Restriction Bypass vulnerability exists in Serv-U that when abused, could give a malicious actor with access to admin privileges the ability to execute code on a directory. 

This issue requires administrative privileges to abuse. On Windows systems, this scored as medium due to differences in how paths and home directories are handled.

Technologies: [SolarWinds Serv-U](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/serv-u). Vendors: [SolarWinds](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/solarwinds).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-40549 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-40549 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-40549?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.1, published 18 November 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** SolarWinds Serv-U. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-40549?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-40549?** Check whether you run SolarWinds Serv-U. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- SolarWinds Serv-U

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